Departure of the Galadhrim

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Gorthaur the Cruel

I understand that perhaps this is connected to the Mallorn, that without Galadriel's ring, it must fade. But the Silvan elves have lived in Lorien long before Celeborn and Galadriel came. They stayed and did not cross the Misty Mountains. So why would they desert Lorien completely?

I think you already have the right idea. Maybe going from rude woodland folk indistinguishable from others in Wilderland, to a highly enriched people under the influence of probably the oldest and wisest of the Eldar left in ME, Galadriel, only made the Galadhrim feel the loss of Lórien as an 'enchanted' place that much more keenly. Watching their home wither after it had withstood the ravages of time all those years would seem to be rather depressing.